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pervsistentibus late lanceolatis acutis glabris, 1 — lYoCm longis, 

 3 — 5 mm latis; floribns in pedicellis crassis 6 — 8 mm longis 

 saepe nutantibus, calyco hemisphaerico 3 mm lato apice bre- 

 viter 5 deiitato, dentibus latis brevissime acuminatis; corolla 

 late campanulata fere globosa 5 mm in diametro, ore angusto, 

 lobis 5 recurvatis obtusis; filamentis brevibus dense lanatis, 

 antheris linearibus pendulis basi saccatis apice in tubnlos breves 

 productis, subtiis ad filament! apicem subnlate biappendicnlatis; 

 stylo colnmnari apice siibincrassato; bacca globosa infra apicem 

 calyce coronata, in si ceo nigro. 



Philippine Isl. (Cuming no. 832). 



Ferns' 



by 

 E. B. COPELAND. 



AVith )) figures. 



Aspidium Sw. 

 1. Aspidium (Arcypteris) Bryaiiti Copeland n. sp. Stipite 20 — 40 cm 

 alto, validu, fusco, paleis sparsis patentibns vestito, alam inte- 

 gram hand attenuatam basi trnncatam ca. 1 cm latam ntrinqne 

 ferente: fronde 30 — 50 cm longa, ovata, trifida cum lobis late- 

 ralibus proximis vel saepius qnincjiiefida cum lobis inferioribus 

 remotis; parte apicali grandi, 20 — 30 cm longa, ca. 10 cm lata, 

 acuminata, Integra vel subrepanda, papyracea, glabra; lobis 

 lateralibus similibiis, minoribus, 10 — 18 cm longis, 5 — 7 cm 

 latis; venis primariis curvatis, fere marginein attingentibns, 



1) The manuscript of the diagnoses of Philippine ferns here printed was 

 sent by Mr. Copelaku to Geheimrat Engler for publication; as the plants in 

 question were from the Philippines, and as the author desired a speedy appearance 

 of his pai)ev, Geheimrat Engler gave the manuscript to me. The originals of 

 Copeland's novelties I have not seen. The diagnoses and the annotations are 

 printed exactly as they were given me, and the author, who desired that they 

 should be published in the form in which they were sent, is alone responsible 

 for them. For editorial reasons the Latin names of localities have been translated 

 into English. The Editor. 



